Munkisquisher
@Munkisquisher@lemmy.nz
- Comment on Can mental health medication change nature of dreams? 2 weeks ago:
I pretty much stopped remembering my dreams after some serious surgery when I was younger. I put it down to the 12+ hours of anesthetic. I occasionally remember that I had dreamt when I wake up in a weird mood. But no idea what the dream was about.
- Comment on Does free healthcare access increase or decrease the need for medical personnel overall? 2 weeks ago:
Keeping people in unproductive jobs isn’t an excuse to keep a drain on the the system and bloating costs of health care.
What do they do in other countries that don’t have those roles? They find jobs elsewhere or train in something else. Of course you wouldn’t be able to reform healthcare overnight, it would take a decade or a generation.
- Comment on Did they stop throwing dildos at the WNBA? 2 weeks ago:
Not the Western New Brunswick Archery championships?
- Comment on Does free healthcare access increase or decrease the need for medical personnel overall? 2 weeks ago:
Think about all the people involved in health care that aren’t involved in actually providing healthcare. Billing, debt collection, assessing insurance claims, denying claims, legal fighting over denied claims, advertising etc.
All that money is better spent providing healthcare.
- Comment on Why do we still joke about setting up old wooden guillotines? 3 weeks ago:
Wood chippers exist and are pretty much this
- Comment on Would I sound taller if I gave my height as 6'-4"? 3 weeks ago:
You need a speaker held high above your head to sound taller
- Comment on Why do companies always need to grow? 3 weeks ago:
There are also stable companies with a solid revenue stream that don’t have much growth potential, so pay out the profits as dividends. These are more in demand for retirement funds or individuals who get to point in life they need to start living from their investments. Yield is always a calculation of dividend + growth.
Tech companies that don’t pay a dividend and reinvest everything into growth is a relatively new concept
- Comment on When a person gains weight and keeps the weight on for a long time, is that old fat in your body, or does the fat get replaced over time? 3 weeks ago:
It gets stored elsewhere if you continue to consume more than you use, like the fat cells deeper in your abdomen where it’s much more dangerous to the health of your organs
- Comment on Which timezone would win in a conflict? 3 weeks ago:
Yeah we would, stay away
- Comment on Are Street Racers "bad people"? 3 weeks ago:
They are 3 raccoons in a trench coat.
What even is this question?!
- Comment on Is anyone NOT steaming their Music? 3 weeks ago:
I have all my music on a nas with plex so I can stream it from there. Home assistant and Music assistant allow me to play it to any room in the house. Mobile data is expensive in NZ though so I have a terabyte of sd storage in my phone and in the car head unit with music from band camp, ripped cds, ripped vinyl, dj sets from YouTube and mix cloud.
- Comment on Why are podcasters/vloggers suddenly holding tiny mics? 4 weeks ago:
It started with the Rode Go mics which for $200 you get 2 mics and a receiver with some crazy good noise rejection and gain control. 40 hr battery life and easy to work with. There’s now several copies from dji and the like that are even cheaper.
YouTubers didn’t mind the blocky look as it let them get great quantity sound in not ideal locations, without messing with traditional lapel mics(boxy clips, cables and tape). The closer you can get to the mic the more background noise you can deal with.
It then became a trend. Just as Rode have come out with a new version that’s 1/3rd the size
- Comment on What would happen to the Earth if it got booped by a giant asteroid going super slowly? 4 weeks ago:
Air resistance would slow it down so it’s falling at 11m/sec, or it would tear it apart
- Comment on Question about wifi-speaker for laptop, or docking station setup. 4 weeks ago:
I’ve got a pair of Eris 4.5bt studio monitors next to my PC and they would do you very well in a small space. Incredible sound quality. With both wired and Bluetooth options, you can add a sub later if you feel you need it… Eris Media Reference Monitor Pairs – PreSonus www.presonus.com/…/eris-media-reference-pairs?pag…
- Comment on Question about wifi-speaker for laptop, or docking station setup. 4 weeks ago:
You’ll be just fine with any modern Bluetooth speakers, anything after Bluetooth 5 has high quality audio codecs. And 10+ meter range. Look for one with multi point audio so you can connect your laptop and phone at the same time.
- Comment on Canada Hopes Trump’s $100,000 Visa Fee Redirects Talent North 5 weeks ago:
They need to work on their systems then. Visa renewal processing times are about 6.5 months at the moment. It’s a nightmare for my company
- Comment on Has Charlie Kirk ever changed his views on a subject during a debate? 1 month ago:
I used to believe people were rational, now I know they are all trash.
- Comment on What are some franchises with characters that personify countries? 1 month ago:
The Kiwi / Aussie rivalry is great, we rip each other to shreds, but will stand up for one another if anyone else tries it.
- Comment on What are some franchises with characters that personify countries? 1 month ago:
Pepe Le Pew is the first character that comes to mind for France
- Comment on What are some franchises with characters that personify countries? 1 month ago:
Flight of the conchords is 100% your typical New Zealander
- Comment on [deleted] 1 month ago:
Being turned on makes your heart race, even without the physical effort of sex. Good job, you’re driving him wild.
- Comment on Why is land/sky so cleanly split between mammals/birds? 2 months ago:
Hmm I live in NZ, our only native mammal is a bat, which can fly. And we’ve got Kiwi, Kākāpō, Takahē and so many penguins that can’t fly. Mammals take it I’m afraid
- Comment on I am looking to broaden my youtube channels that I follow. What female channel are you following? 3 months ago:
You’ve got a few of my suggestions so I’ll follow up with…
youtube.com/adafruit if you like electronics
youtube.com/@physicsgirl hopefully she’ll be back from her long covid at some point soon
youtube.com/@britishmuseum no one presenter but a good range of curators
- Comment on "Can i ask you for a favor?" Is it rude to say no? 4 months ago:
I tend to say something along the lines of “what’s your problem?”
Gives an opening to hear more without committing, and makes it clear it’s still THEIR problem.
- Comment on [deleted] 5 months ago:
I take it they are handing the camping equipment. Take enough warm things, you are in the elements all night. You will spend a fair bit of time sitting around in nature talking shit. Take some booze / weed to help conversation flow into weird places. Snacks as per above.
- Comment on What is your bath mat situation? 7 months ago:
My wife and I shower together, someone is getting out sopping wet because either the other one is still going or there’s just not enough room to both dry in the shower. Heated floor dries the bath mat just as well as the towel rail anyway
- Comment on I am about to board a flight. What sequence of events would occur if (by chance) for no apparent reason a window got completely smashed out? 10 months ago:
It’s pure oxygen skybrary.aero/articles/aircraft-oxygen-systems
- Comment on Good ear protection for concerts. 10 months ago:
I prefer a 20db cut that’s flat across frequencys. Most audio engineer plugs like the etymotic range aim for that midpoint.
If I’m chainsawing, it’s big muffling 30db cut earmuffs.
- Comment on Good ear protection for concerts. 10 months ago:
I’ve been using these for years for concerts, gym classes and always take spares to festivals to give to friends. They are designed for an even 20db cut when listening to music. They have the same fit as the cheaper ER20 but the xs have clearer top end.
I use them 3x a week and have a few pairs. They don’t last forever as the baffles get softer over time. At $40 they last me a year which is pretty good value.
- Comment on Do you want the murderer of the UnitHealthcare CEO prosecuted? 10 months ago:
If he’s caught the lessons of how will help the dozens of copycats